Fairfax, VA-The National Rifle Association (NRA ) has filed a motion for contempt against the City of New Orleans, the mayor and the acting chief of police for failure to comply with a temporary restraining order, handed down September 12, 2005, ordering an end to all illegal gun confiscations.

"With looters, rapists and other thugs running rampant in New Orleans, Ray Nagin issued an order to disarm all law-abiding citizens," declared Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president. "With no law enforcement and 911 available, he left the victims vulnerable by stripping away their only means of defending themselves and their loved ones. Now Ray Nagin thinks he's above the law, and that's just wrong."

Attorneys for NRA have exhausted all efforts to cooperate with the defendants, Mayor Nagin and Chief Riley, who repeatedly ignored the court's permanent restraining order against their illegal gun confiscations.

"Ray Nagin is a colossal disappointment," said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. "During a federally declared emergency, he abused his power and abandoned the very people he was sworn to protect. He took away the victims' freedom and their basic means of self-defense during an ill-fated and perilous time."

The motion also includes an order that all seized firearms must be returned to their rightful owners.

Originally Posted By A_Free_Man:You left out Oklahoma National Guard and California Hwy Patrol, who were featured on TV news shows leading the gun confiscations.

And body slamming old ladies.

I had an awesome opportunity to take pics of a CHP Camaro and BMW Police Motorcycle up in central CA last fall. I sat and shot the shit with 4 CHP officers and had a good time at a truck stop, right up until they told me they just got back from NOLA.

It was all I could do to keep my comment to "Oh, you guys were there? I can't talk to you anymore."

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The NRA has never failed to stand for what is right... after all, it was the NRA that borrowed the the term "Jack Booted Thug" from a Congressman after Waco and made it famous. That's right, the JBT is an NRA term.

In response to a lawsuit filed by the NRA, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said Friday night that he never authorized the taking of weapons from citizens.

The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that the confiscation of guns from private citizens, as ordered by New Orleans Police Chief Eddie Compass, was a violation of the Second Amendment. On Friday, a restraining order was issued in federal court barring any further weapons from being taken.

Nagin's office issued a statement Friday that Compass made statements about taking weapons from citizens without Nagin's knowledge. Compass said no weapons had been taken.

Nagin said Friday night that he has no intention of issuing orders to confiscate weapons.

"God created man, but Sam Colt made them equal." - Unknown"Pistols are pistols and rifles are rifles." - Old_Painless http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxton%2C_North_Carolina

SAF Seeks Contempt Violation Against New Orleans Mayor, Police Chief U.S. Newswire 03/01/2006Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendlyBELLEVUE, Wash., March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following Was released today by the Second Amendment Foundation:

Frustrated by the continued failure of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley to comply with a federal injunction issued last September to halt illegal gun confiscations following Hurricane Katrina and return all seized firearms to their owners, the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association have filed a motion in federal court to have both Nagin and Riley held in contempt.

SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb said the motion was made only after attorneys had exhausted all attempts to communicate and cooperate with the defendants, who have essentially ignored the federal court order. SAF and NRA took the city to federal court in September after widespread reports of gun confiscations in direct conflict with the Second Amendment and the Louisiana State Constitution.

"If Ray Nagin and Warren Riley think this lawsuit, and the court order, will just go away by pretending they don't exist, they are sadly mistaken," Gottlieb said. "Authorities in nearby Tammany Parish complied with the injunction immediately, and have agreed to the permanent restraining order. Counsel for New Orleans signed a consent order last Sept. 23, so they know this case is on the table.

"The City of New Orleans has insisted that no guns were seized, and we know that's not true," Gottlieb continued. "Our attorneys have provided the New Orleans attorney with evidence of the confiscations, including witness statements, and that information has been ignored. Authorities in New Orleans have made no attempt to comply with the consent order and return the firearms seized by police.

"Mayor Nagin seems to be suffering from the same denial that possessed him before the hurricane hit, and in the days afterward when he blamed everyone else on the map for his failure of leadership," Gottlieb observed. "We want Nagin and Chief Riley to appear in open court and testify under oath why they should not be held in contempt. They have been given every opportunity to comply with the court order and they have done nothing. They are not above the law."

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The Second Amendment Foundation ( http://www.saf.org ) is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers & an amicus brief & fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.

The NRA has never failed to stand for what is right... after all, it was the NRA that coined the term "Jack Booted Thug" after Waco, if I recall correctly. That's right, the JBT is an NRA term.

Actually, no, they were not the first to pick up on the term "Jack Booted Thug". The term was used in an open letter from a Congressman. The NRA picked up the term shortly after in a letter to its members.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:<snip>The motion also includes an order that all seized firearms must be returned to their rightful owners.

This part is not going to happen. One of the police officers on the site posted how when he/they found someone with a gun he/they confiscated it, disassembled it, and threw the parts into the muck in different spots around the city.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:<snip>The motion also includes an order that all seized firearms must be returned to their rightful owners.

This part is not going to happen. One of the police officers on the site posted how when he/they found someone with a gun he/they confiscated it, disassembled it, and threw the parts into the muck in different spots around the city.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:<snip>The motion also includes an order that all seized firearms must be returned to their rightful owners.

This part is not going to happen. One of the police officers on the site posted how when he/they found someone with a gun he/they confiscated it, disassembled it, and threw the parts into the muck in different spots around the city.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:The NRA has never failed to stand for what is right... after all, it was the NRA that coined the term "Jack Booted Thug" after Waco, if I recall correctly. That's right, the JBT is an NRA term.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:The NRA has never failed to stand for what is right... after all, it was the NRA that coined the term "Jack Booted Thug" after Waco, if I recall correctly. That's right, the JBT is an NRA term.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:<snip>The motion also includes an order that all seized firearms must be returned to their rightful owners.

This part is not going to happen. One of the police officers on the site posted how when he/they found someone with a gun he/they confiscated it, disassembled it, and threw the parts into the muck in different spots around the city.

Thats what I was told too parts went in the sewer.

Sounds like NO should buy anyone who says they had a weapon taken a new one.

On Monday, March 5, the Senate Courts of Justice committee will likely consider several measures that, if passed, will further protect the rights of law-abiding firearm owners.

To further protect the fundamental right of self-defense, Delegate Scott Lingamfelter (R-31) has offered HB 162, which enables law-abiding firearm owners to store a firearm in a locked vehicle parked in a public area. The passage of HB 162 will allow for law-abiding gun owners to have the ability to protect themselves from a violent attack during their commutes to and from work.

Yet another bill addresses the travesty that occurred when New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the confiscation of all legally possessed firearms in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Delegate Bill Janis (R-56) is sponsoring HB 1265, a measure that prohibits the Governor, or any government agency, from suspending the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Commonwealth during a state of emergency. If passed by the Senate, HB 1265 will protect the lawful possession, sale, transfer, transport and carrying of firearms during an emergency or disaster, therefore ensuring that law-abiding citizens have the necessary means to protect themselves and their families, and their property if the need should arise.

Finally, on Monday the Senate Courts of Justice committee will also consider the Omnibus Firearms bill, HB 1577, which is being carried by Delegate Ben Cline (R-24). Included in this important bill are provisions that: allow for an issuing judge to authorize a designee to provide the final signature on concealed carry permits; create a “lifetime” concealed carry permit by authorizing the State Police to conduct annual criminal history checks on permit owners, and to “roll-over” all eligible and valid permits at no cost to the permit holder (permit holders who move out of their original issuing jurisdiction will have to re-apply for a new permit); eliminates the ability for a locality to require concealed carry permit applicants to submit fingerprints as part of the application process; provides a 90-day grace period for members of the armed services to renew a concealed carry permit if the permit expired while the military member was deployed; and provides a definition of “personal knowledge” for information used to prohibit issuance of a concealed carry permit.

Please contact the Senate Courts of Justice Committee members below and strongly encourage them to protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms by supporting HB 162, HB 1265, and HB 1577!

Originally Posted By rifleman2000:The NRA has never failed to stand for what is right... after all, it was the NRA that coined the term "Jack Booted Thug" after Waco, if I recall correctly. That's right, the JBT is an NRA term.

The only way this is going to do anybody any good is if Nagin and Riley do prison time for the violation of their confiscation victims' Civil Rights! Other than that, it's just lip service that will have no motivating impetus to prevent it from happening again!

"The great object is that every man be armed. ... Everyone who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry during Virginia's ratification convention (1788) "A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves."-- Edward R. Murrow Sua Sponte